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Julia Wilkinson’s green bra is ‘a talisman of frightening power’
Quote off The Star. A bit superstitious, yes, into yoga also in order ‘to conquer the swimmer’s inner demons‘.
One example: As a 14-year-old, Wilkinson put great store into the winning properties of purple Gatorade. When she headed to a meet in Victoria, she worried that non-primary-coloured sports drinks may not yet have made their way out west. So she filled an entire suitcase with purple Gatorade.
However, Gatorade is a speculative aid. The green sports bra has proven magical powers.
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Meet Grenada’s only Olympic swimmer, Esau Simpson
Esau Simpson, a sophomore at Nova Southeastern University, is aiming for a personal best at London 2012. Read more here on NBC Miami.
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CC photo #193: A flaming red supersuit at Roma 2009
So happy those days are gone ! :-)
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Behold the Chap Olympiad 2012
Having run annually since 2005, the the Chap Olympiad 2012 where held last weekend on Bedford Square in London, to celebrate ‘athletic ineptitude and immaculate trouser creases’. Or as one participant puts in in this video, “The reason we’re here, is to celebrate the loosers and to celebrate the fact that Britain isn’t really that good at proper sport, but is good at silly sport, it is good at sport that involves falling over, smoking a pipe, getting drunk and having a good time.” Via Nothing to do with Arbroath.
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Teenager explains how he sacrificed his arm to get away from alligator
An alligator at least 10 feet long lunged at a teenager swimming in a river and bit off the teen’s right arm below the elbow, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. Here is Kaleb Langdale, 17, explaining how it went. Wow. Read more here on ABC News.
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MIT alum captures world record-setting highest-resolution underwater image
Logged at 2.6 gigapixels, this YouTube video shows a new robotic, 3D camera system in action, developed by MIT alum Corey Jaskolski, responsible for taking “the world record-setting, highest-resolution underwater image.†Read BostInno
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Swimming: an instant expert’s guide to the Olympic sport
Olympic 100m and 200m breaststroke hopeful Michael Jamieson explains the rules of Olympic competition, courtesy of The Guardian.
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London residents lose bid to challenge Olympic missiles
Residents of a 17-story tower block near the Olympic Park have no right to challenge an unprecedented decision by the army to deploy high-velocity missiles in a residential area, a high court judge has ruled. Read more here on the Guardian.
